Kolkata:
At the least 25 sufferers began experiencing problems following cataract surgical procedures at a West Bengal government-run hospital in Kolkata’s Metiabruz, prompting the authorities to cease such operations quickly, an official mentioned on Wednesday.
The cataract surgical procedures had been carried out on them final Friday and Saturday, he mentioned.
It’s not but clear how the an infection occurred, he mentioned, including that every one the devices used within the surgical procedures are being examined to search out out the reason for the an infection.
“The explanation behind the an infection is but not clear. Now we have stopped cataract surgical procedure in the meanwhile,” the official of the hospital instructed PTI.
“All 25 sufferers have been transferred to the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology. They’re present process remedy there,” he mentioned.
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